This text explores the concept of wholeness and wholes, positioning itself against two extremes: the total rejection of wholes and the view of the entire universe as a single whole. The author focuses on intra-worldly wholes, emphasizing their fundamental distinction from mere heaps—a distinction rooted in philosophical thought since antiquity. A central theme is the creation and maintenance of boundaries, which allow a whole to differentiate itself from its context while actively engaging in new relationships. The text challenges the notion that universal interconnectedness necessarily forms a single world-whole, highlighting the importance of disconnections. Using biotopes like forests or meadows as examples, the author illustrates entities that are neither true wholes nor mere heaps, but rather specific forms of coexistence. The study demonstrates that between a simple heap and a true whole lies a diverse range of forms of being-together that should not be dismissed as transitional, but recognized as distinct modes of reality with their own limits and internal logic.